Crucially, the Black Hawk crew may not have fully received the messages from ATC. Approximately two minutes before the crash, ...
The crew of the Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided in midair with an American Airlines jet over Washington, D.C., and crashed into the Potomac River might not have heard instructions from an ...
The Black Hawk crashed into Flight 5342 just before 9 p.m. as the jet was enroute to Reagan National Airport from Wichita, Kan. The collision sent both aircraft plunging into the Potomac River ...
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) held a news conference Friday, providing the latest updates on the investigation into the tragic plane crash ... and a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter.
Recorder data shows there was no audible reaction from the Black Hawk crew prior to the crash, indicating they were not aware of the impending collision.
National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said the recording from the Black Hawk helicopter cockpit ... The collision was the deadliest plane crash in the U.S. since 2001 ...
The crew of an Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with a passenger ... that the helicopter was 278 feet above the river at the time of the crash, or 78 feet above the authorized altitude.